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| G8: Joint Bush-Putin Statement On Proliferation |
| 2006-07-15 |
| Yawn, I hope they emote a little more in private. ...We are especially concerned by the failure of the Iranian government to engage seriously on the proposals made by the P-5 countries and Germany. In this context, we stand fully behind the decision by Foreign Ministers on July 12. We are seriously concerned by North Korea's ballistic missile tests and urge it to return to a moratorium on such launches, to the Six-Party Talks, and to full implementation of the September 19, 2005 agreement. The Russian Federation and the United States are actively working for the unity among the UN Security Council members on these sensitive issues. We will continue consultations with our G-8 partners to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime Through our cooperation in the field of nuclear nonproliferation we seek to improve the security of our own peoples and of all others in the world community. In doing so, we are building on the unique historic roles and responsibilities of the United States and the Russian Federation in nuclear science and technology, both military and civilian. We are united in our determination to help make the benefits of nuclear energy securely available to all for peaceful purposes. |
| Posted by:Anginens Threreng8133 |
| #3 Bringing China into the WTO was a disaster. Bringing in Russia would be not as great a disaster, but less forgivable given the Chinese example. We need to clean WTO of countries who are playing on the other side. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-15 18:20 |
| #2 Bush was and is using economic levers to bring Russia to join the unanimous UNSC resolution on NORK and this joint statement. Don't underestimate what it took to get this in public. Bush and Putin spoke at a news conference just hours after the breakdown of talks to bring Russia into the World Trade Organization, a long-sought goal of Putin's. He had hoped to announce an agreement on the WTO before hosting the G-8 summit. Susan Schwab, the top U.S. trade negotiator, later told reporters that reaching a deal could take another two to three months. The talks broke off because of differences over assurances the United States was seeking over the protection of U.S. copyrights and patents and promises that Russia would accept greater amounts of U.S. farm goods. Bush said the administration believed Russia needed to offer more in trade concessions to satisfy the Congress. He said both sides would continue to negotiate to get a deal. The United States is the only country that has yet to signoff on Russia's membership in the WTO. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-07-15 18:17 |
| #1 George swaps spit with Putty, appeasement at hand. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-15 17:56 |